The Fiftieth wedding anniversary is traditionally a golden one. For many couples, this would mean gifts of gold jewelry, an anniversary party or even a trip of a lifetime. But for our good friends, Paul and Betty Swasko, theirs was celebrated with Captain Ron and a trip through Caddo Lake, where, according to its website,… Read more »
Statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. at MLK Center in Dallas, Texas Martin Luther King Jr.’s actual birth date is January 15thand this year a visit to the African American Museum in Dallas seemed appropriate. After a hefty soul food lunch at Sweet Georgia Brown’s, we decided to also explore the area for signs of… Read more »
Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Birthplace Room where Eisenhower was born Denison, Texas began as a company town built by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad (called the KATY), the first railroad into Texas. At its height, half of Denison worked for the KATY, including David Eisenhower from 1889-1892. In a small white clapboard house across the… Read more »
Street Signs Aid the Visitor In McKinney Inviting Stores in downtown McKinney Dining Al Fresco in Downtown McKinney As recently as the 1990 census, Paris could brag of being larger than McKinney by 4,000 residents. Today, a mere 23 years later, McKinney’s population has leapt ahead to over 141,000 – more than five times that… Read more »
Fountain at Creative Arts Center, Bonham, Texas Several years ago, Highway 82 was diverted around Bonham, Texas and I had not been to the downtown area is as many years. On a cold and rainy day, my husband and I decided to explore this old Texas town and were surprised at its offerings. Bonham… Read more »
Glass Serpents appear to drift toward waterfall The Dallas Botanical Garden is inherently well placed – an elevated position with views of downtown over White Rock Lake. Many visitors come during the seasons of azaleas, tulips, and mums. But nothing has compared to the crowds that have descended for the recent Chihuly exhibit. Glass icebergs… Read more »
Where have all the Tyler Roses gone? Twice a year they were sold on every other street corner. A vendor could sweep through the 60 plus rose growers of Smith County, purchase several dozen long stem flowers, and market them wherever cars were stopped. Those days of $4/dozen are past but the question is why…. Read more »
Planetarium on the campus of Texas A&M University, Commerce The first major sight of Commerce from the north, south, and west is the campus of Texas A&M University at Commerce. The twelve story Whitley Hall is the tallest structure between Dallas and Texarkana. This 123 year old school of almost 10,000 students has undergone major… Read more »
This is part of a series of occasional articles about individuals who have traveled to Lamar County to live.Paul Bayer’s journey to Paris began as World War II wound down in Eastern Europe and with a grandmother who saved his life more than once. Paul was born on November 2, 1941 into an upper crust… Read more »
Marilyn in front of her apartment with the Army Flag This is the second in an occasional series of stories about people traveling TO Paris, Texas to live. Marilyn Stephenson is easy to spot in the winter. She wears a Tyrolean hat from Bavaria tightly pulled over her military haircut. Summer finds her in t-shirts… Read more »
Mary with statue of John Lennon in Havana, Cuba park
Mary riding camel in Jordan desert
Mary Surrounded by Hmong women selling their wares in Sapa, Vietnam
Mary on glacier in southern New Zealand